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Noun: tropical sprue
  1. A chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhoea and emaciation
    - sprue, psilosis

Type of: disorder, upset

Encyclopedia: Tropical sprue

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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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tropical rain forest
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Tropidoclonion
Tropidoclonion lineatum
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